Flash Tutorials by Flash Creations
The same method we looked at for loading external jpgs can also be used to load a swf, showing the loading progress and applying any changes in size or position once it's loaded.
March 17,
2006
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This is the complete code (to go in frame 1 of an empty 420 x 290 movie, black background, 20fps, photos in a folder under the swf named flowers).
March 15,
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To keep your published Flash movie size down, or because you have graphic content that will vary, it's often desirable to use picture files that are external to the Flash file.
February 24,
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In the same way that you can create movieclips dynamically, you can create textfields entirely in code also. You can also create them in the Flash IDE using the text tool (as we did on this page, eg), but there are times when you may wish to add and format fields dynamically.
February 20,
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Beginning with Flash MX, Macromedia has provided the ability for coders to programmatically create their own movieclips within a Flash movie at runtime, and give them a defined shape using the Drawing API (Application Programmer Interface).
February 8,
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In all of the previous sections at this site, we've looked at building Flash movies by drawing or importing content into the movie (via the Flash IDE) and putting it on stage and/or in the library. But content can also be added to Flash at runtime.
February 2,
2006
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A mask can be used when you want to show only part of the content in a layer, or group of layers. To make a mask, do these things:
January 31,
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Unlike a motion tween, a shape tween requires that you start and end with a native Flash shape, rather than a symbol. Flash uses the vector information of the shape (or shapes) in the start keyframe and the changed vector information of the shape in the end keyframe to construct intermediate frames.
January 23,
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For your own sake and that of anyone who may later have to maintain or modify your Flash movie, it's good to include comments in your movie for documentation.
January 19,
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In the Motion Tweens tutorial, we saw how motion tweens can be used to move an object across the stage (in any direction), either in a line or following a drawn path. Motion tweening can also be used to:
January 16,
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